1fatsort(1)                  General Commands Manual                 fatsort(1)
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NAME

6       FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility
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SYNOPSIS

9       fatsort [options] device
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DESCRIPTION

12       FATsort  sorts directory structures of FAT filesystems.  Many MP3 hard‐
13       ware players don't sort files automatically but play them in the  order
14       they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here.
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OPTIONS

17       -c     This option causes FATSort to ignore the case of filenames (e.g.
18              'example.mp3' is equal to 'EXAMPLE.MP3').
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20       -f     Force sorting even if the device is mounted or if FATSort cannot
21              determine if the device is mounted.
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23       -h     Shows some help information.
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25       -i     Prints some file system information of the specified device.
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27       -l     FATSort  will  not sort directory structures, but just print the
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30       -o type
31              This options specifies how FATSort will sort files and  directo‐
32              ries.   type  can  be 'd' for directories before files (which is
33              the default), 'f' for files before directories, or  'a'  for  no
34              differentiation between files and directories.
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36       -n     Uses  natural  order  to  sort  directory  structures instead of
37              alphanumeric order.  For example, an alphanumeric order would be
38                     file123.mp3
39                     file21.mp3
40                     file3.mp3
41              and the corresponding natural order would be
42                     file3.mp3
43                     file21.mp3
44                     file123.mp3.
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46       -q     FATSort will work quietly without printing  additional  informa‐
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49       -r     Sorts files and directories in reverse order (Z-A).
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51       -R     Sorts files and directories in random order.
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53       -v     Shows version information only.
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57       -d directory
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67              Don't sort directory and all subdirectories
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69       -I prefix
70              Ignore filename prefix prefix during sorting. For example, pass‐
71              ing option -I "the " tells FATSort  to  sort  'The  Beatles.mp3'
72              like 'Beatles.mp3'.
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EXAMPLES

75       Sort FAT filesystem on an USB stick:
76              fatsort /dev/sda1
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78       Sort FAT filesystem in a file:
79              fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img
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81       Sort directory /dir1 and all subdirectories except /dir1/dirA:
82              fatsort /dev/sda1 -D /dir1 -x /dir1/dirA
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84       Ignore prefixes 'a ' and 'the ' during sorting:
85              fatsort /dev/sda1 -I "a " -I "the "
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AUTHOR

88       Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de>
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SEE ALSO

91       mount(8) fsck(8)
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NOTES

94       FAT12 is not supported yet.
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REPORT BUGS

97       Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks.
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101FATSort 0.9.15                       2011                           fatsort(1)